The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-14
THE WEAKER SEX.

Miss Ellen X. Abbott Is teaching her sew
enty-third term Of school at Webster, N. II.
There are five young women enrolled In
the law department Of the Michigan uni
versity.
The University for the Higher Education
of Women, at St Petersburg, has been closed
by order Of the car.
A woman OF Berlin, Ont, recently gave
birth b. her twenty first child, and both she
and the little one are thriving.
IL is rumored that Miss Willard and the
Rev. Joseph Cook ara % be associated in the
publication of a new prohibition journal
A woman who cou,,s her children to the
number Of twenty eight, it Is stated, has
been pensi0ned by the Mexican government.
A Nogales "A. T. lady nearly checked to
death while eating oranges by the displace-
ment Of her false teeth, which lodged in her
throat.
The girls Of Covington, Ky, have organ
lied a boycott which is to secure non-associa-
ton with young men who are in the habit OF
drinking
Six widows live on six adjoining farms in
the town Of Veuango, Pa, and, what IS more
remarkable, they are u Hendersons, Icing
widows Of the late Henderson brothers,
Thomas, Samuel, Andrew, Stewart, William
and Alexander.
An old lady who died lately I'm Vienna be.
queaths her property, valued at 10000 horins,
to her 10 year-ol1 niece on condition that tho
latter would never wear clothes Of any other
cut than those worn by her aunt. The condi-
ton was accepted.
Two French ladies have been decorated
with the order Of chevalieres Of the legion OF
honor, Nine Deuafoy FOR her merit as an
archmologist and scientific writer. and Nine
Geas for her devotion i'm founding scholastic
and benefcent establishments in Lebanon
Mrs. Abigail Jones Goldsmith, who recently
celebrated her Tooth birthday in gainesville,
Ohio. has ten children. twenty-six grand
children, fifteen REORGANIZATION, and one
great-great graudchild and the aggregate OF
the ages Of the mother and living descendants
is over 100 years.
Mime. Trelat, who died in Paris recently at
the age Of s. leaving fortune Of teO0J TO
the municipality Of Paris, was patriot and
"A devoted worker for the interest Of women.
When the New York inhrmary school, which
admitted women, was struggling into ex-
istence Nine Trelat unsolicited sent over "A
generous donation.
4 Young lady said at the recent meeting Of
the Womans Christian Temperance union IN
Savannah: "Chivalry, which has fled from
all other quarters, has taken refuge IN the
newspaper Offices IL is unnecessary 20 state
that this young lady is the prettiest ami
brightest representative Of her in Georgia
Nashville Union.
Every year the municipal authorities N
Paris award prize Of 800 10 the most
meiitorious. best conducted and cleverest
young needlew0man 10 enable her 70 estab-
lish herself as a dressmaker. As may bee we'll
supposed the candidates are numerous
enough 4 Mile Eugene Breton has just
succeeded in carrying of the prize
Mrs Robert z. Porter says in her current
newspaper letter that there are 1000 bar
maids in London. The barinaid Is always
young and generally pretty. She Is the
pariah II the public house. the rejected Of the
philanthropist and the parish visitor There
are no associations for the benefit Of the bar
maid. There are no Bible classes no prayer
meetings, no special services for her. although
even the wicked ballet girl has her Sunday
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